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EPA Plans Tough New Lead Limits

Safety standards unchanged for 30 years

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted May 2, 2008 2:37 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing stringent new regulations on lead  levels in the air, which have remained unchanged for 30 years. Some 23 counties in the US would be out of compliance once the new standards are established. Lead has been linked to developmental...   Read full story »

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